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			18-11-2012, 10:29
			
			
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					Originally Posted by  muppetman11
					 
				 
				Hope everything goes ok , are you getting a new STB or using your own previous equipment ? Keep us posted how you get on. 
			
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 Using 1 tb box which I already had and new multi room box.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			18-11-2012, 10:47
			
			
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				Using 1 tb box which I already had and new multi room box. 
			
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 The installer should update your current 1TB off the DR stream which will give you the newer EPG with its catch up facility , is your new multiroom box a PVR or the non PVR ? If its the non PVR that will only receive the new EPG in early 2013.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			18-11-2012, 11:22
			
			
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			Checked my order and it will be a pvr for multi room :-)
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			18-11-2012, 11:30
			
			
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				Checked my order and it will be a pvr for multi room :-) 
			
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 The non PVR is called a SkyHD box it's a (DRX595) 
The PVR is now referred to as Sky+HD (DRX890) and the 2TB Sky+HD is (DRX896) 
Your existing 1TB should be a (DRX895) I believe.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			18-11-2012, 12:03
			
			
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				Well after a lot of thought, and many offers from Sky, I have decided to go back to Sky, the half price offer for 12 months could no longer be ignored. Thanks TiVo it's been an experience. 
			
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 Welcome back to Sky.  Im on the half price offer as well but mine runs out in March 2013 so only a few months left and a discounted price   
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			18-11-2012, 12:06
			
			
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				Welcome back to Sky.  Im on the half price offer as well but mine runs out in March 2013 so only a few months left and a discounted price    
			
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 It seems the master has some work to do to keep one of his loyal servants then.  
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			18-11-2012, 12:08
			
			
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					Originally Posted by  denphone
					 
				 
				It seems the master has some work to do to keep one of his loyal servants then.   
			
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 Ill just have have to keep my money tight so i can stay with Sky.  If and a big if TV Anyway comes to Galaxy S3 and it has the Sky Sports and Movies channels then ill reconsider going back to VM but at moment im with Sky FTW
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			18-11-2012, 19:15
			
			
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			Not sure where to post this, so sorry if it's in the wrong place, but just found out that Now TV, which, at this time, is effectively Sky Movies, currently has a special offer price of £8.99 p/m. Is this because the original £15 was not bringing in punters when compared to the £5/6 of Lovefilm and Netflix? I wonder how long the offer will go on for?
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			18-11-2012, 19:31
			
			
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				Not sure where to post this, so sorry if it's in the wrong place, but just found out that Now TV, which, at this time, is effectively Sky Movies, currently has a special offer price of £8.99 p/m. Is this because the original £15 was not bringing in punters when compared to the £5/6 of Lovefilm and Netflix? I wonder how long the offer will go on for? 
			
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 l suspect this is a offer up to  Christmas  PB as after you have had it for the promotional period it soon gets bumped up to the unrealistic £15 monthly subscription fee.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			18-11-2012, 19:35
			
			
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			Sky always have offers for Movies and Sports , as a Sky Sports subscriber I pay an additional £8.00 a month for Sky Movies which to me represents value when compared to Lovefilm and Netflix's older movie offerings.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			18-11-2012, 19:41
			
			
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				Sky always have offers for Movies and Sports , as a Sky Sports subscriber I pay an additional £8.00 a month for Sky Movies which to me represents value when compared to Lovefilm and Netflix's older movie offerings. 
			
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 I agree MM.  £8 for all the latest films 12 months before Lovefilm and Netflix and of course Movies on Demand as well   
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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				Sky always have offers for Movies and Sports , as a Sky Sports subscriber I pay an additional £8.00 a month for Sky Movies which to me represents value when compared to Lovefilm and Netflix's older movie offerings. 
			
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 yes they know that sports get them most of there subscribers now only if they would let us VM customers have the missing SS HD channels
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			18-11-2012, 19:49
			
			
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				Sky always have offers for Movies and Sports , as a Sky Sports subscriber I pay an additional £8.00 a month for Sky Movies which to me represents value when compared to Lovefilm and Netflix's older movie offerings. 
			
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				I agree MM. £8 for all the latest films 12 months before Lovefilm and Netflix and of course Movies on Demand as well    
			
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 True but that is part of yor satellite sub. Now TV is competing with Netflix and Lovefilm. I find it interesting that they have reduced the price by a significant amount, and merely wondered why.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			18-11-2012, 19:58
			
			
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				True but that is part of yor satellite sub. Now TV is competing with Netflix and Lovefilm. I find it interesting that they have reduced the price by a significant amount, and merely wondered why. 
			
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 It's an introductory offer for new subscribers , you get 30 days free then 3 months at £8.99 before it reverts to £15.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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				yes they know that sports get them most of there subscribers now only if they would let us VM customers have the missing SS HD channels 
			
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